Question

How does Helen dare use comparisons to characterize Susan B Anthony, and what do these comparisons reveal about her point of view? Use the RACE strategy

Answer 1

I don’t have the specific Helen Dare passage you’re working with. To give an accurate answer I’ll need the excerpt or the comparisons she uses. Meanwhile, here’s how to approach the question using the RACE strategy and a ready-to-use template plus a hypothetical example you can adapt once you supply the passage.

RACE = Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain

1) Restate the question
- Turn the prompt into a statement that includes the author and subject.

2) Answer the question directly
- State how Helen Dare uses comparisons to characterize Susan B. Anthony and what those comparisons reveal about Dare’s point of view.

3) Cite evidence
- Quote or paraphrase the specific comparisons Dare uses (include line numbers or sentence references if available).

4) Explain
- Explain how each comparison emphasizes certain traits of Anthony (e.g., strength, stubbornness, moral authority), and connect those traits to Dare’s attitude or purpose (e.g., admiration, endorsement, critique). Show the reasoning: why the comparison implies that point of view.

Template you can fill in:
- Restate: In the passage, Helen Dare uses comparisons to characterize Susan B. Anthony by...
- Answer: Dare portrays Anthony as (list traits—e.g., resolute, moral, relentless) through comparisons such as...
- Cite: For example, Dare writes, “...” and “...” (or paraphrase).
- Explain: The first comparison (quote) likens Anthony to X, which highlights Y because... This suggests Dare’s point of view is Z because...

Hypothetical example (model answer)
- Restate: In the passage, Helen Dare uses two striking comparisons to characterize Susan B. Anthony.
- Answer: Dare portrays Anthony as both a moral beacon and an uncompromising fighter.
- Cite: For example, Dare compares Anthony to “a lighthouse in a storm” and later calls her “a stubborn ox against a locked gate.”
- Explain: Comparing Anthony to a lighthouse emphasizes her role as a guiding, steady moral influence—this signals Dare’s admiration for Anthony’s leadership and principles. Calling her a “stubborn ox” emphasizes determination and refusal to back down, suggesting Dare admires Anthony’s persistence even when it makes her unpopular. Together, the comparisons reveal a point of view that is reverent and approving: Dare presents Anthony as both principled and forceful, someone to be admired for steadfastness and moral clarity.

If you paste the exact Helen Dare passage (or tell me which work it’s from), I’ll write a focused RACE paragraph using the exact comparisons and quotations.